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Steep Rise in Zero Hours Contracts in the UK

Geoff Riley

2nd September 2015

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744,000 people were estimated to be working on zero hours contracts in the UK labour during the summer of 2015. 155,000 of these were categorised in 'Caring, Leisure And Other Service Occupations' and overall, 2.4% of the employed labour force.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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